"People of Color in Tech" featured ITP/IMA Adjunct Instructor John Henry Thompson in an article commemorating Black History Month by spotlighting pioneers in tech who have paved the way for up-and-coming Black technologists.
John Henry Thompson, known to many as the pioneer of computing, is the inventor of the Lingo programming language – many people may recognize it from programs like Adobe Director and VideoWorks.
The Jamaican-born entrepreneur studied studio art at the New York Student Art League and the Boston Museum School. After graduating, Thompson’s main objective was to gain as much knowledge as possible about technology to invent his computer language eventually.
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